Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources  —  Meadows said Trump was “dishonest” on election night, according to sources.  —  Former President Donald Trump's final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows …

‘I killed him’: How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer's speaker bid  —  Just when the congressman thought he had neutralized Trump, the former president lowered the boom.  —  Just hours after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won the Republican Conference's nomination to be Speaker on Tuesday …

Florida orders universities to ‘deactivate’ pro-Palestinian group  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's university system chancellor, responding to a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis, directed state universities Tuesday to disband campus groups with ties to the national Students for Justice in Palestine organization …

McCarthy floats partnership with Jim Jordan as assistant speaker  —  Amid the impasse, McCarthy is floating a plan that would reinstall him as speaker and make Jordan, a conservative Trump ally, the assistant speaker, according to three sources familiar with McCarthy's pitch.

Biden Will Not Be on New Hampshire Primary Ballot  —  The president's campaign said he would follow rules set by the Democratic National Committee, which has sparred with New Hampshire Democrats over the state's primary date  —  President Joe Biden's re-election campaign informed the chair …

New No Labels Plan: Deadlocking the 2024 Election?  —  One of Democrats' many nightmares heading into the 2024 election involves the schemes of No Labels.  The shadowy centrist organization has been planning an independent presidential candidacy designed to break the major-party duopoly …

Biden - with Worst Ever Favorability & Job Approval Ratings - Leads Trump 46-37%; Only Leads By 7 Points if RFK & West Are on Ballot; 52% of Dems Want Party to Nominate Someone other than Biden in '24  — Recent Influx of Migrants is Serious Problem: 84% (57% Very Serious); …

Drone attacks on American bases injured two dozen U.S. military personnel  —  The groups conducting the attacks are supported by Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a Pentagon spokesman said.  —  Two dozen American military personnel were wounded last week in a series of drone attacks …

Cohen Denounces Trump During Courtroom Face-Off  —  Michael D. Cohen accused his onetime boss, Donald J. Trump, of manipulating his net worth as Mr. Trump stared blankly ahead.  It was their first interaction in five years.  —  For five years, Michael D. Cohen has waged battle with Donald J. Trump …

White House press secretary says she misheard question on antisemitism during briefing  —  “As I have footstomped many times from the podium and on the air, antisemitism is an abomination that this President has fought against his entire life; and I feel strongly about that work,” Jean-Pierre told POLITICO in a statement.

Powell, Chesebro, And Now Ellis  —  TPM Reader EK steps back and surveys the damage done by the trio of Trump lawyers pleading guilty:  —  My gosh.  These are three big names.  All three have now admitted to fraudulent claims of election theft.  —  These are obviously major developments in the legal case against Trump.

Donald Trump has never let us down  —  Actions speak louder than words  —  FRONT PAGE PODCAST … LATEST CARTOON  —  How confident are you that Republicans can agree on a new House Speaker?  —  Question of the Day  —  Very, they'll pull together  —  Fairly, it has to happen

Polls Showing Support For Israel Hide Some Ugly Truths  —  There were dozens of Charlottesville-type marches in the United States last week.  No one in the media wants to ask why.  —  According to a new Harvard/Harris poll, only the police and military are more respected than Israel.

Woman charged with homicide of Mika Westwolf  —  In the early morning of March 31, 2023, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana.  Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.

Kyrsten Sinema said she doesn't care if she loses reelection because she ‘saved the Senate by myself’ and can go serve ‘on any board I want to,’ book says  — Kyrsten Sinema doesn't care one bit if she wins re-election, according to a new book.  — “I can go on any board I want to.

An ancient river landscape preserved beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet  —  orcid.org/0000-0002-9036-2317 1 na1, - Neil Ross  —  orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-4905 2 na1, - Guy J. G. Paxman 1, - Fiona J. Clubb  —  orcid.org/0000-0003-1135-1765 1, - Duncan A. Young 3, - Shuai Yan 3,4, - Jamin Greenbaum

Inside ICE's Database for Finding ‘Derogatory’ Online Speech  —  Thumbs up, or thumbs down: that's the option presented to analysts when the tool Giant Oak Search Technology surfaces content from social media and other sources for ICE to scrutinize.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement …